Button.



E.. R. HOPPLER.

BUTTON. APPLIoATIoN. FILED M AR.1s, 190e.

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ERNST R. HOPPLER, OF LUCIVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA.

BUTTON.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan.. 12, 1909.

Application led March 18, 1908. Serial No. 421,792.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ERNST R. HorrLnn, a subject of the Emperor of Germany, residing at Luciville, in the county of 1Washington and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Buttons, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing'.

r1`his invention relates to buttons, commonly styled bachelor buttons, and the primary object of my invention is to provide a simple and inexpensive button that can be easily and quickly attached to a piece of fabric.

A still further object of my invention is the provision of novel means for securing the head of a button to the shank and back thereof.

TWith the above and other objects in view, the invention consists in the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts to be presently described and then specifically pointed out in the appended claim.

Referring to the drawing forming part of this specification, Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view of my button, partly in elevation. Fig. 2 is a plan of a plate used in connection with a button. Fig. 3 is a plan of a cup shaped spring used in connection with the button, and 1Fig. 4 is a plan of a closure disk of the head of my button.

In the accompanying drawing, 1 designates a shank having a disk 2 constituting the back of a button. The shank is provided with a truncated-cone shaped head 3.

he head of the button which is adapted to t upon an object secured to the shank 1 comprises a disk l provided with a depending annular flange da, said flange being angle-shaped in cross section and which is adapted to supporta plate 5 and a cupshaped back 7, the latter being formed with a laterally extending marginal portion 7a. rThe marginal portion la of the cup-shaped back 7 is interposed between the margin of the lower face of the plate 5 and the inwardly extending portion of the flange 4a. From such an arrangement it is evident that the depending flange 4ta couples the plate 5 and the back 7 to the disk a. The plate 5 is provided approximately centrally thereof with a seat 6 for the reception of a head 3 of the shank 1 and the back 7 is also provided with an annular seat 7b for a purpose to be hereinafter referred to.

interposed between the plate 5 and the back 7 is a cup-shaped member 9 having its top edge engaging the lower face of the plate 5 and its lower portion engaging the Seat 7b. rlifhe cup-shaped member 9 is formed with a centrally disposed opening 10 and a plurality of radiating slits 1l which project from the said opening 10. The slits ll provide the bottom of the member 9 with a plurality of resilient gripping sections 12 adapted to engage and embrace the shank 1, thus preventing the head 3 of the shank 1 from being easily detached from the head of the button.

When the shank l is positioned, the free ends of the sections 12 will be elevated as clearly shown in Fig. l. Such action places the sections 12 under tension and as they engage the shank 1, the latter will be held in position. To facilitate the gripping of the shank 1 by the sections 12, the free ends of said sections are curved upon the arc of a circle.

rthe function of the plate 5 with the seat 6 is to prevent the shank 1 from wabbling when positioned in the head of the button.

Having now described my invention what I claim as new, is

ln a button, the combination with a shank having a button back and a truncated coneshaped head, of a button head adapted to tit upon said shank, said head comprising a disk having a depending annular flange l shaped in cross section, a plate arranged against the disk and provided with a seat for the head of said shank, a cup-shaped back provided with a laterally extending marginal portion interposed between the margin of the plate and the inwardly extending portion of said flange whereby the plate and back are coupled with the disk, and a cup-shaped member interposed beis positioned in the headto prevent the separation :of the shank vfrom the head.

In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature in kthe presence of two Witnesses.

lEBN ST R. HOPPLER.

tween said plate and back, said member at its lowerend seatingin said back and having its top edge engaging with the inner` face of Said plate, said member having a central opening and a plurality of slits extending from said opening, said slits providing a series ot' gripping sections adapted to enibrace and engage saidshank when Lthe .latter V| Witnesses ERNST DREXLER, JOHN METONIA. 

